Dingsda

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German

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Etymology

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Univerbation of Dings +‎ da.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋs.da/
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  • Hyphenation: Dings‧da

Noun

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Dingsda n or m or f (strong, genitive Dingsda, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) thingy, thingamabob (something whose name one cannot recall)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Dings
  2. (colloquial) whosit, whatshisname (a person whose name one cannot recall)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Dings

Usage notes

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  • Dingsda is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.

Declension

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Further reading

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